ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
clanging; empty; deserted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
rather; better; instead; if anything
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
another; different; something else
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm